2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 322,592 nursing students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #3 most popular in the country.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our 2023 rankings named Western Governors University the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. WGU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City.
WGU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,452 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at WGU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,473.
WGU also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, coming in at #3.
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Out of the 44 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU - I are $4,416 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at BYU - I accumulate an average of around $17,371 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at BYU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $9,933.
In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Denver College of Nursing helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the large city of Denver, Denver College of Nursing is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Denver College of Nursing are $12,367 a year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at Denver College of Nursing take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,977. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $390, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend AmeriTech College - Draper. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the suburb of Draper, AmeriTech College - Draper is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
AmeriTech College - Draper undergraduate students pay an average of $12,999 in tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from AmeriTech College - Draper take out $35,092 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Colorado Springs, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs are $12,581 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs accumulate an average of around $30,518 in student debt.
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University of Providence did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Great Falls, University of Providence is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Providence are $26,662 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from University of Providence carry an average student debtload of $23,987.
University of Providence did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.
UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from UW take out $24,451 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Colorado Mountain College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the remote town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado Mountain College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado Mountain College are $11,484 a year. Nursing majors at Colorado Mountain College take out an average of $23,310 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Platt College - Aurora did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Aurora, Platt College - Aurora is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
Platt College - Aurora undergraduate students pay an average of $20,590 in tuition and fees each year. Nursing majors at Platt College - Aurora take out an average of $45,190 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Explore the best nursing colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Colorado | 6,496 |
| Utah | 17,535 |
| Idaho | 1,593 |
| Montana | 745 |
| Wyoming | 397 |
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Majors Related to Nursing
Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Nursing
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.
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